author

Esther Parnell Hewlett

1895–1975

Remembered for practical crochet and needlework writing, this early 20th-century author helped bring decorative handicrafts to home makers in an accessible, usable way. Her surviving work is tied to pattern books and instruction-focused craft publishing rather than a large general literary career.

1 Audiobook

Designs for Crazy Daisy Winder : $b Crochet Time Cut in Half

Designs for Crazy Daisy Winder : $b Crochet Time Cut in Half

by Esther Parnell Hewlett

About the author

Esther Parnell Hewlett (1895–1975) is a little-documented American craft author whose name survives mainly through vintage needlework publications. Reliable web sources available here confirm her dates through a memorial record, while bookseller records link her to crochet instruction and pattern design.

She is best known in the sources I found for Designs for Crazy Daisy Winder, credited to Esther Parnell Hewlett and Frank Howard Hewlett. The book is presented as a practical guide full of crochet designs and household patterns, suggesting that her work was aimed at readers who wanted clear, hands-on instruction for making decorative items at home.

Because biographical information about her appears to be scarce online, many personal details cannot be confirmed from the sources retrieved in this search. What does come through clearly is her connection to the tradition of American domestic craft publishing, where usefulness, pattern work, and approachable instruction mattered most.